The technical consultant services requested are integral to the support and maintenance of the Automate The Schools (ATS) database system. ATS is a critical application used in student data capture – inclusive of enrollments, attendance, discharge, immunization, transportation, and graduation. The ATS application is an integral data conduit in the interoperability between other student-related systems including special education, grade books, attendance, and pupil transportation. ATS is developed in the Model 204 user language developed in support of high volume transactional databases and, as such, requires specialized skills

Under the supervision of the Application Development Director, the Analyst will assists in development functions as defined by stated business need.
- Assists in requirements gathering activities as it related to ATS functions.
- Analyzes requirements and proposes file and screen usage designs.
- Utilizing the M204 user language develops software to meet business owner requirements.
- Creates meaningful test data, engages in unit testing, error corrections, and quality control activities.
- Evaluates system performance. Recommends efficiency improvements.
- Assists in the transfer of knowledge of business

programming and business logic to other non-M204
development teams.
- Plays a critical role in data exchanges between
systems including the utilization of message broker
technologies.